Monument record MDO38293 - Round barrow forming part of the Veiny Cheese Pond barrow group, Long Crichel

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Summary

A circular, annular cropmark with a diamerer of approximately 19 metres visible on aerial photographs dated 2009. Interpreted as a Bronze Age round barrow reduced by ploughing.

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Full Description

This monument represents an easterly offset addition to the northern end of the group of five barrows 'in an almost straight line' listed by the RCHME. No evidence for remnant mound or bank material could be discerned, and no internal features could be seen. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Dorset County Council. 2009. Digital vertical aerial photographs.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 40.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 96693 11747 (23m by 23m)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Long Crichel; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2022 11:45AM

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